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Good solutions can't be cherry-picked
Ever noticed how political discussions between partisans has more cherry-picking of facts going on than a cherry-pickers convention? They refuse to even acknowledge the truth of a fact that weighs against their perspective. But to solve problems well, we need to pick up all the cherries in the bowl, weigh all the facts affecting the problem... Don't wait for the politicians, it's going to have to be the people who insist that there is a whole bowl of cherries, not just two.
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Everyone knows Florida State does it better, whether its sports, parties or civility. Let's show the Gators who is better at reaching across the aisle.
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Had an interesting discussion last night with one of our panelists for the Cap and Trade dinner. After knowing more about the topic to discuss it, I feel like Cap and Trade seems like a way to get both sides to agree on action. It has the environm...
This is an interesting blog from the New York Times regarding what seems to be a lack of a social contract in the US these days. This is something that I have been thinking about quite a bit recently with the talks of healthcare and the environmen...
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as per usual, the economist article - briefs us very nicely on why Obama should have - and shouldn't have - gotten the prize :) Enjoy!
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14626903&source=most_commented
Well said !
I would also like to tie in our earlier discussion about the role that race plays in people's attitude toward Obama. What we all did seem to agree on, at least, was that there are people who do not see this presidency as legitimate.
Whether or no...
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